Identifier: centenaryofcatho00kins (find matches)
Title: A centenary of Catholicity in Kansas, 1822-1922 ; the history of our cradle land (Miami and Linn Counties) ; Catholic Indian missions and missionaries of Kansas ; The pioneers on the prairies : notes on St. Mary's Mission, Sugar Creek, Linn County; Holy Trinity Church, Paola, Miami County; Holy Rosary Church, Wea; Immaculate Conception, B.V.M., Louisburg; St. Philip's Church, Osawatomie; Church of the Assumption, Edgerton, Johnson County; to which is added a short sketch of the Ursuline Academy at Paola; the diary of Father Hoecken, and old Indian records
Year: 1921 (1920s)
Authors: Kinsella, Thomas H
Subjects: Catholic Church. Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas Catholic Church
Publisher: Kansas City : Casey Printing
Contributing Library: Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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REV. MAURICE BTRK. 118 THE HISTORY OF OUR CRADLE LAND back in the 60s had served its usefulness and was now unfit for humanhabitation. The present beautiful building was erected in 1894 and thework incidentally revealed the latent ability of the young pastor whichin after years showed forth so conspicuously. Father Burk was respected and admired by the people although heremained with them but one year. The Eight Reverend Bishop knew ofhis learning and strength of character; of his prudence and industrywhich was all the more effectual on account of his genial manner. Hewas a gentleman without affectation and a priest above everything.Such a person could not remain hidden in a country town, so that thenext thing we find he was called away on October 4, 1894, to be the Bish-ops assistant as secretary. His heart, however, was in Paola and whena vacancy occurred in 1903 he asked to be sent back to his first love.
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THE RIGHT REV. BISHOP HENNESSY, D. D. 120 THE HISTORY OF OUR CRADLE LAND BISHOP HENNESSY VISITS PAOLA. Bishop John Joseph Hennessy was born near Cloyne, County Cork,Ireland, July 19, 1847, of Michael and Ellen (Cronin) Hennessy. Hecame A\ath his parents to the United States in childhood, settling in St.Louis. He attended the Christian Brothers College of that city, gradu-ating from there to Cape Girardeau College, in which he studied philos-ophy. His theological studies were made at the Salesianum Seminaryof Milwaukee, and by special dispensation he was ordained priest No-vember 21, 1869, when only twenty-two and a half years old. Shortly after his ordination Father Hennessy was sent to the IronMountain region, where his parochial duties extended over ten countiesand where in 1876 he established the Ursuline convent at Arcadia, Mo. He was consecrated bishop of Wichita November 30, 1888, in St.Louis by Archbishop Peter R. Kenrick. He suffered a stroke of par-alysis early in the morning

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